Author: metric

Stewards of the Black Rock Desert will be out in the Black Rock Desert 17 miles north of Gerlach for this event on the playa over Memorial Day Weekend! Join us and other active groups for a series of talks and tours of the region. Stewards will conduct as tour of Guru Road on Saturday,…
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Come and find the Stewards of the Black Rock Desert at Reno Earth Day! We will be located near the Rose Garden along Cowan Drive, on the left side as you are headed northwest. https://maps.app.goo.gl/PQC7Kmvt56XtyC9b7 Reno Earth Day will be celebrated at Idlewild Park on Saturday, April 19th, 2025, from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM.…
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The weather was perfect for this event! Eight volunteers participated to repair the Big Medicine teepee and perform maintenance to other installations along the Road. We re-used the poles and replaced one, fastened the top of the teepee securely, added missing skulls, and replaced the horizontal branches.

When: 8 AM, this coming Saturday, March 29, 2025. Where: at Guru Road, mile marker 2, Rte. 34 north of Gerlach, NV. What: We will work mostly on the Big Medicine Teepee, but also pull weeds and assess other parts of the road for future projects. Who: YOU! You can RSVP to metric@blackrockstewards.org. We will…
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We will have an accounting for all of the volunteer effort forthcoming.

On October 20, 2024, Stewards of the Black Rock Desert launched our first direct service project — the Guru Road Restoration Project. This effort is supported in part by a grant from Travel Nevada administered through the Friends of Black Rock High Rock. A total of 12 volunteers worked to remove painted rocks, recover original…
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In December 2032, Erin & I went on a trip to find the path John C. Fremont took through the San Emdio desert to get to Pyramid Lake. I created a form to fill out to gather data along the way. Although this form does not conform to BLM data collection standards, it can serve…
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Come join Stewards of the Black Rock Desert, Friends of Black Rock / High Rock, and other interested people as we launch a long-term project to restore and maintain Guru Road, aka Dooby Lane. We will meet at Ground Zero (mile marker 2, Rte. 34, north of Gerlach). The focus of this initial effort will…
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You may find the PDF on BLM’s website or read more about Nevada partnerships here. Stewards of the Black Rock Desert is not currently listed as a “recreation” partner, but we are only two years old and have yet to develop our programs sufficiently to warrant being included. It is also noteworthy that the recreation…
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